Specifications

Use of Non-Microsoft Virtualization Technology (Windows only)
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Use of Non-Microsoft Virtualization Technology (Windows only)
When installing or using the common components inside of a VMware guest Windows
operating system, or within other non-Microsoft virtualization technology, be aware
that Microsoft does not test and may not support the environment in which the CA
software is deployed.
Note: For more information, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
Many of our clients run applications and operating systems under VMware. CA also
makes use of VMware to create various Windows and Linux environments. CA is aware
of some issues when running the common components in VMware environments.
However, CA does not attempt to test every possible setup of the common components
with VMware and cannot certify specific client configurations.
Testing within CA on VMware systems has found that, in certain cases, the following
may occur:
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Microsoft SQL Server may go into an unavailable state during the installation or
upgrade of the common components and cause that process to fail.
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Attempting to open PDF documents stored on the Shared Folder can result in the
following error message:
Unable to load required component 'Unicows.dll'
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When performing an installation from a network drive inside a VMware guest
operating system, you may experience the following file copy error:
ERROR_NETNAME_DELETED / "The specified network name is no longer available."
Note: For more information, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
Note: For more information about CA support for VMware, visit http://ca.com/support.